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Dave Nicol (musician)Dave Nicol is a former Canadian folk singer-songwriter, most noted as the winner of the Juno Award for Most Promising Folk Singer at the Juno Awards of 1974.[1] Originally from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador,[2] Nicol signed to Columbia Records and released the album Goodbye Mama in 1973.[3] The album's title track was a moderate hit on the Canadian charts that year.[3] In addition to his Juno Award win for Most Promising Folk Singer, he was also nominated for Best Folk Singer, Most Promising Male Vocalist and Best Folk Single for "Goodbye Mama";[4] his win made him the first musician from Newfoundland ever to win a Juno.[5] He followed up in 1975 with the album All the Wild Birds; however, the album was less successful than his debut. He left the music business and moved to Kelowna, British Columbia, reemerging in 1993 with the album Night Crossing.[6] In 1997, Nicol and Gordon Pinsent collaborated on the album Harbour of Dreams: A Tribute to Newfoundland. Singles
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